Wednesday, 2 November 2016

Man Rapes Step-Daughter To The Point Of Impregnating Her

A 40-year-old man, Victor Emafolomi, has been detained by the police for allegedly raping his wife’s daughter, Keji.

It was learnt that the suspect was apprehended on Sunday by the police
from the Agbado division after the mother of the victim reported the
case.

Keji (pseudonym) lived with her mother and Emafolomi on Olukososi
Street, Jafa, Agbado, in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Emafolomi was said to have raped Keji on two occasions in October, threatening to kill her if she informed her mother.
It was gathered that the first time she was raped, Keji was at a shop
where she was learning hairdressing within the community when her
stepfather called her on the telephone to come home to prepare lunch for
him.

While the teenager was immersed in the cooking, Emafolomi reportedly descended on her and dragged her into the bedroom.

She said, “That afternoon, he was drunk. He beat me up when I resisted. I
explained to him that he was like a father to me, but he didn’t listen.
He used a pillow to cover my mouth and raped me. He said he would kill
me if I told my mother about the rape.

“Two days after, he had sex with me again. That evening, he beat me up
because I insisted that I would tell my mother when she came back from
work. He went out and came back with two men after about 30 minutes. The
men stared at me and left. He said they would be monitoring my movement
and that if I reveal what he did to me, they would kill me.”

A Punch correspondent gathered that the suspect left home after the second encounter and did not return until about two weeks later.

“Before the incident, he had warned a boy called Owolabi to stay away
from me because he didn’t want us to have a relationship,” Keji added.

Keji’s mother, Taiwo, who told Punch Metro said she was abreast of the
time her daughter usually menstruated, said she became worried last
Tuesday, October 24, when Keji did not do so.

“I took her to a clinic in our area and it was confirmed that she was
pregnant. I begged her to tell me who impregnated her, but she refused,”
Taiwo said.

After much pestering, Keji was said to have confided in her mother, who reportedly passed out afterwards.

“I was very shocked, but I could not fault the revelation because my
husband had abandoned home for some days and there was no
misunderstanding between us. I think it was because of what he did,” she
added.

However, the suspect, who hails from Delta State, refuted the allegations, saying it was Owolabi, who impregnated Keji.

He said, “I am a driver. I left home because my wife is stubborn; she
doesn’t take corrections. I left home to punish her so that she would
change for better.

“I never had sex with her daughter and I didn’t know anything about the
pregnancy. I don’t want it aborted. When she is delivered of the baby,
we will carry out a DNA test on the baby.”

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ambibola Oyeyemi,
said the case would be transferred to the command’s headquarters in
Eleweran, Abeokuta, for further investigation.

“The victim confirmed that the suspect had carnal knowledge of her
several times and the pregnancy test conducted on her was positive,” he
added.